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Unit One 111

Practice A 111
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Unit Two 112

Practice A 113
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Unit Three 114

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 INTRODUCTION
To the Student
Everybody makes mistakes when they learn a language and
everybody wants to correct them as much as possible. This is
difficult ifyou do not understand why something is wrong. It That
What You Mean? will help you to understand why a mistake is
wrong and help you to correct it.
This is the best way to use each unit ofthis book:
1. Look at the pictures and explanations and correct the
mistakes.
2. Look at the answers in the back of the book to check that your
answers are correct.
3. Do the first practice exercise A. Look again at the pictures
and explanations ifyou are not sure ifthe practice sentences
are right or wrong. Correct the sentences which are wrong.
4. Check your answers to exercise A in the back of the book.
5. Do the practice exercise B. Look at the pictures and
explanations again ifyou are not sure what to write.
6. Check your answers.
To the Teacher
This book can be used in a General English class or an extra
grammar class, with students who are at Intermediate level.
Lower Intermediate students will be able to use the book but
may need more help from you. It is very easy to use and will help
all students to see why some of the common mistakes they make
are wrong, and give them practice in error correction which is
both effective and enjoyable. Each unit deals with a variety of
errors, covering tenses, other grammatical points (cg. articles),
confused words and propositions. There is an answer key at the
back of the book.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
How to use each unit of the book in class: .
1. Put the students in pairs or groups. Ask them to look at the
pictures and explanations and correct the mistakes.
2. When they have finished, check the corrections as a class. Ask
the students to explain again why the first sentence was
wrong.
3. Ask them to do the first practice exercise A in pairs or groups.
You could teach or check any vocabulary which your class
might not know. You can go round and help any students
who are having problems by referring them to the relevant
picture and explanation.
4. Check the answers as a class and make sure that they
understand why each sentence was right or wrong, and why
the mistakes are funny.
5. Ask them to do the gap—fill exercise in pairs or groups. Again,
you could teach or check vocabulary if necessary before they
do the exercise, and help any students who are having
problems. This exercise could also be done for homework, or
in a later lesson for revision.
6. Check the answers in class.
The pictures and explanations are useful to refer back to if
students make any ofthcsc mistakes in later classes or in their
homework.
 . ‘Try to phone Michael — he might be at home.’

Ifyou use £02 with the infinitive, it means that the action is
something difficult and you have to try very hard because you
might not be able to do it:
e.g. ‘Try to walk’ (your leg is injured);
‘Try to sleep’ (there’s a lot ofnoise in the house).
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Try .................. Michael—he might be at home.’ ‘There were very little people in the
supermarket this morning.’

Here you need to use try with the verb in another form, so that Little is the opposite ofmuch, and is used with
it means experiment. It’s not a difficult thing to do — youjust do uncountable nouns eg, ‘I have very little time.’ Ifyou use
it and wait to see what the result is. little with a plural noun, it means small,
e.g. ‘There were some beautiful little houses near the beach.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘There were very ..................

supermarket this morning.’
people in the ‘After the bell rang, the boxers continued
hitting themselves.’

People is a plural noun, e.g. ‘The people are friendly here.’ The reflexive pronoun themselves means that one person is
With a plural noun you have to use a different word, which doing something to himselfor herself, and the other person is doing
means the opposite of‘many’. something to himself or herself. This is used for sentences such as
‘The children washed themselves and got into bed.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘After the bell rang, the boxers continued ‘Unfottunately the coffee machine is out
hitting ..................’ of work.’

Ifboth people are doing something to the other person, you use Only a person can be out afwmk, because it means
two words.
without ajab, or unemplqved,
eg. ‘In Britain there were nearly 3 million people out of
work in the 19805.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Unfortunately the coffee machine is out ‘Three men stole a bank in North London
of..................’ yesterday.’

For a machine which isn’t working because it is broken, you You can only steal things that you can move, because ifyou
need another word instead ofwork. steal something, you take it away from the place or person it
belongs to,
e.g. ‘She stole some money from the cash box}
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Three men ..................

a bank
in North London yesterday.’
‘The ticket inspector came into the
compartment and controlled our tickets.’

Ifyou talk about the place that people steal things from, you If you control something, it means that you have power over
use a different verb. it and can make it do what you want,
eg. ‘The government controls the country’, ‘The driver couldn’t
control his car and it went off the road.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘The ticket inspector came into the ‘My landlady is a very good cooker.’
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compartment and ..................

our tickets.’

When you enter Britain you can see a sign saying A teacher teaches, and a. writer writes, but a cooker is not
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the person who cooks. A cooker is a machine which cooks,
officials controlyompam/zort. Here you need the verb ‘
Just as a dishwasher is a machine which washes dishes.
that means to examine and 100k for my) mistakes.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

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‘My landlady is a very good ..................

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‘They hoped the firemen would arrive on time.’

For the person who cooks, youjust use the verb as a noun. Ifyou do something on time, you do it punctually, at exactly
the time that was arranged before,
ego ‘Because so many people go on holiday, not many planes
take otfon time these days.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘They hoped the firemen would ‘Nick couldn’t reach the hammer, so he
arrive ..................
time.’ asked Bob to throw it at him.’

Here you need a different preposition with time to mean As well as throw, there are some other verbs like shout
early enough. In a difficult or dangerous situation like this, and point, which have a different meaning with different
it means early enough to stop something bad happening. prepositions. Ifyou use them with at, it means you do the
It can also mean before a time which was arranged previously. action in an angry and unfriendly way,
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e.g. know made a mistake, but you don’t have to shout at me.’
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 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

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‘Nick couldn’t reach the hammer, so he ‘Philippa usually goes to work with her car.’
asked Bob to throw it ..................
him.’

If someone does these actions in a friendly, helpful way, you Ifyou went somewhere with your car, it would be the same as
use a different preposition. going with another person,
i.e. it would accompany you,
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? PRACTICE

UNITONE
Decide whether thefollowing sentences are right or wrong‘ Ifa
sentence is wrong, correct it.

1. When jakob realized he was locked out ofthe house, he tried to knock
on the door.
2. Ifyou have a headache, try taking an aspirin.
3. I lost my watch on the beach and three of my friends tried finding it
for me.
Mick and Sarah often meet themselves in the town centre.

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6,
Paul and Colin are both good at tennis so they enjoy playing each
other.
I’m afraid there is very little food in the house.
7. There was a lot oftrouble at the football match because there were
very little policemen there.
8. Now that we have :1 drinks machine the coffee lady will be out ofwork.
9. We had to carry our bags upstairs because the lift was out ofwork.
10. Our telephone is out oforder, so you’ll have to use the neighbour’s.
11. Stuart told me that the Post Office in Chinnor was stolen last week.
12. The new bank in Geneva is impossible to rob

‘Philippa usually goes to work ..................’ 13. Sometimes Miss Kavanagh’s students were very difficult to control.
14. The man at the US embassy checked our passports and gave us a Visa.
15. Every time I arrive in England the customs men control my luggage.
16. julie doesn’t like washing up she prefers to be the cooker.
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17. Afterjoan has made a big mealjohn usually has to clean the cooker.
18. The trains in Greece never arrive in time.
If you prefer to sit inside your car when you’re travelling, 19. The hotel bathroom flooded because Vicki didn’t turn the taps off on
use a different preposition. Also, youjust use car, without time.
her or my etc. 20. Ifthe play startson time we should be able to get out ofthe theatre in
time to catch the last train home.
21- Harriet took a photograph ofRobert’throwing the doll at his little
sister.
22. Karen was so angry with Keith that she threw her tennis racket to him.
23. Martin saw his brother on the other side ofthe street and shouted to him.
24. Sue’s car is being repaired, so she’s going to come with her bicycle,
25. The cinema is very near here, so you don’t need to go by your car.
 Two
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

Complete thefollowing text, using one afthe wards arphrares you

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have practised in this unit:

I had decided to go into town (1) .................. ear, hoping that it would
be easy to find a free parking place. The streets were full ofcars, even
though there seemed to be (2) .................. people in the town centre,
and so I had to go to a car park. I found the ticket machine, but it was out
(3) ...................
I didn’t want to leave the car without a ticket because York is full of
bored traffic wardens, who (4) .................. all the cars to make sure
that the owners have paid, I think it’s probably easier to
(5) .................. a bank than park your Car without paying! I tried
(find) (6) .................. a traffic warden so that I could explain my
problem, but ofcourse, you can never find one ifyou want to! I had very
(7) .................. time, so in the end I decided to leave some money on
top ofthe car and hope that no one would (8) .................. it.
It was 2.00 p.m. by now, and I had arranged to meet my friend Alastair in
an Indian restaurant at 1.45 p.m., so I hoped he hadn’t arrived
(9) .................. time. I tried (phone) (10) ..................
the
restaurant to let him know that I would be late, One ofthe
(1 l) .................. who worked in the restaurant kitchen answered the
phone, but he said he couldn’t see anyone in the, restaurant who looked like ‘I wish you would be taller.’
Alastair.
When I got to the restaurant, Alastair wasn’t there yet. I was standing
next to two men, who were having an argument at the bar. One of them
threw his drink (12) ..................
the other and I thought they were
going to start hitting (13) ..................
, but the manager came over
Ifyou wish someone would/would no! do or be something, it must
(14) ..................time to stop them.
be something that it is possible for them to change. It can make you
As the manager was throwing them out, I saw Alastair standing in the
angry that they don’t change,
doorway, looking for me, I shouted (15) ..................
him, and once the
e.g. ‘I wish you would speak more slowly.’
waiter had brought us our food and drinks, I finally began to relax.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘1 wish you .................. taller.’ ‘At work today, my boss told me that I
must stop to sleep.’

Ifit is something that it is impossible to change, e.g. a person’s Ifyou stop to sleep it means that you stop what you are doing
face or height, you are making an impossible wish; therefore use a in order to sleep7
past tense (here the Simple Past). elg. ‘When I was walking home, I stopped to buy a newspaper’

(I stopped walking to buy a newspaper).

 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘At work today, my boss told me that I ‘I am very boring in this class.’
must stop .......... ........
’

For the action that you stop, you need to use the verb in Ifsomeone or something is boring, it is causing the problem.
another form, and not the infinitive. You do not usually tell people that you are boring! You might
say that a lemon is boring (or exciting).
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

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‘I’m very .................. in this class.’ ‘Jack had to change the train in
Birmingham.’

Here you are describing how you feel when you think another The meaning ofchange in this sentence is to make it different,
thing is boring, eg, ‘You’ve Changed your hair’ (it is a different style or colour).
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Jackhad to change ..................

in Birmingham.’ ‘My mother spilt coffee on my dress so
that I had to wear a different one.’

If you get out of one train and get into another one, you have Ifyou use so that without a comma before it, it tells you
to talk about more than one train. Also, you don’t use the. the reason why you do something,
e.g. ‘I closed the curtain so that I could sleep.” It means
that you wanted the second thing to happen.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

.
‘My mother spilt coffee on my dress
I had to wear a different one.’
‘Your plants have grown up a lot
since my last visit.’

Here something happens as a result ofan action, but nobody People grow up, when they get older and stop behaving like
wanted it to happen. Use only one word, and put a comma before it. children. When you grow up you start to do adult things.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Your plants have .................. a lot ‘Parents should educnte their children
since my last visit.’ more strictly.’

Here you are talking about something getting bigger. You don’t In English, education is something that happens in schools.
need a preposition for this. Teachers educate children by giving them lessons about
different subjects.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Parents should .................. their ‘It’s nice to go on holiday and be

children .................. more strictly.’ completely careless.’

Few parents educate their children themselves. Parents look Ifyou are careless it means that you do not pay attention to
after their children and show them how to behave. Use a phrasal what you are doing, so you make mistakes or have accidents.
verb here. Their children comes between the two parts of
the verb.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘It’s nice to go on holiday and be ‘After two hours, the train arrived on
completely ..................’ the platform.’

Ifyou want to say that you have no worries or responsibilities, _ People stand on the platform while they are waiting for the
you use the word care to make a different adjective. train. Ifthe train is on the platform you have a disaster.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

.
‘After two hours, the train arrived
the platform.’
‘My uncle Tom died with pneumonia.’

Use one ofthe other prepositions you can use with arrive It’s possible to die with another person (or with your dog!).
(lo is not one ofthem!). .. It means that you both die at the same time.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
PRACTICE

UNIT TWO
Decide whether the following sentences are right or wrong. Ifa
sentence is wrong, correct it.

Dan wishes Joanna would spend less time in the bathroom.

Don’t you wish I would have blue eyes?
Diana’s friend wishes she played her music more quietly.
I wish I didn’t have three brothers.
Fiona stopped to smoke three years ago.
I saw Amanda when I was walking in the park, but we didn’t stop to talk.
I don’t speak English very well. I stopped to learn it when I was
fifteen.
Tim left before the film finished because he was boring.
I’m very exciting about my ncwjob, because it’s never boring.
Because Benedicte didn’t like the view from the balcony, Steve asked
ifthey could change the room.
ll. It’s cheaper to fly from Paris, but you have to change planes three
times.
12. The sun shone for five days so that Katie got very brown.

.................. pneumonia.’
‘My uncle Torn died
You diefrom things which come from outside,
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e.g. from an injury, but you use a different preposition for
illnesses which start inside you.
13. The car ran out ofpetrol so that we had to walk to the hotel.
I4. The hotel was expensive, so Inge decided to find another one.
15. My dog has grown up so much he canjump into the next garden now.
16. Clare, you’re behaving like a baby ~ why don’t you grow up?
17. —
The tree you bought is growing very quickly it will probably have
apples on it next year.
18. Christine’s children are very well-educated. They never take things
Without asking.
I9. It’s not easy for both parents to work and bring children up.
20. My parents educated me very well and I went to a very good school.
21. ‘Miles would like to be young and careless again.
22. You speak English very well, but you are too careless with your
written work.
25. There were hundreds ofpeople waiting at the platform when the train
arrived.
24. The Prime Minister suddenly died with a heart attack.
25. Five people died from their injuries when a bus crashed yesterday,
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? THREE 2

Complete thefnllowing text, using one ofthe wards orphrases you

havepractired in this unit:

Richard Rogers wanted to catch the 8.30 train to Reading. Unfortunately

_.
his alarm clock didn’t work, (1) .. .. he had to catch the 9.15
train. Now he was standing (2) .................. the platform at Reading
station, where he had to change (3) ..................
The train was
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already twenty minutes late.

‘I wish the train (come) [4) ..................,‘ he said to himself. At last
the train stopped (5) .................. the platform and he found a seat.
Unfortunately he was sitting next to some very badly behaved children,
who were making a lot ofnoise. Their parents kept telling them to be quiet,
but they wouldn’t stop (shout) (6) ..................
and (hit)
(7) ..................each other.
‘When I have children 1’11 (8) ... ........
them ..................
quite strictly,’ Richard thought. His father had died (9) ..................
a
heart attack when Richard was six, but his mother had been very firm with
him as a child, and he had (10) .. .............
to become a man who liked
discipline and hard work.
‘I wish Gatwick Airport (1 1) ..................
closer to London,’ he
thought, as the train stopped (let) (12) ..................
more people on at
another station. At last he arrived at Gatwick, and was soon waiting to get ‘I have been smoking thirty cigarettes today.’
on the plane to Italy. He bought a book from the bookshop
(13) ..................
he would have something to read ifthe plane was
late taking off. When he was younger he used to find flying exciting, but
because he often flew on business now, he usually felt very
(l4) ..................on aeroplanes. But he was already looking forward Ifyou use the Present Perfect Continuous, it means that the
to forgetting all about work, eating good Italian food> lying on the beach,
same action (smoking thirty cigarettes at the same time) has
and feeling completely (15) ..................
. continued over a period oftime. You can say ‘I’ve been smoking
today’ or ‘I’ve been teaching twenty students all day’.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘I’ve ..................
thirty ‘After putting on my new dress, my husband
cigarettes today.’ told me that the taxi had arrived.’

Here, what is important is not the period of time an action You canjoin two actions using after + . .ing, but only ifthe
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has continued for, but how mmy) cigarettes were smoked as same person does both the actions,
a result. To talk about the result, you don’t use the fag. ‘After having a shower, my husband went out.’ This means
continuous form. ‘My husband had a shower. Then he went out’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

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‘After .................. my ‘We drove back to the car hire company

new dress, my husband told me that the and paid the car.’
taxi had arrived.’

Ifthe two actions are by different people, you have to say who To pay someone means to give munqy to. At the car hire company you
both the subjects are, and you can’t use the . . .ing form pay the man or woman in the office. In a shop you pay
ofthe verb. the assistant.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘We drove back to the car hire company ‘My girlfriend has beautiful hairs.’
and ..................
the car.’

In this sentence you need a preposition. It is not important You talk about a hair and the plural hairs when you can
who you give the money to. count them,
e.g. ‘There was a hair in my soup’, or worse, ‘There were some
hairs in my soup.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘M YE irlfr'lend hasbeautiful..................’
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‘Theteacher gaveusapapertowrite
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eg. ‘She went to the shop and bought a bottle ofrnilk and a paper.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘The teacher g ave us .................. to I ‘That dress matches Y on P erfectl y .’

write our compositions on.’

Ifyou want to use paper as a countable noun, you have to Ifone thing matches another thing, it looks good next to it,
use apiece. Ifyou want to use it as an uncountable noun, you usually because it is a similar colour or design. You can say
don’t use the article. that a dress matches your coat or your shoes.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘That dress .......... ........ you perfectly.’ ‘During the last lesson, Annie decided
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to makeapicture of the class.’

lfyou look good in something you’re wearing because it is Ifyou make something, it usually means that you build it out
the right style for you7 you use a different verb. : ofsomething,
eg. ‘He made a model ofthe Sahara desert using sand.’
 Is THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘During the last lesson, Annie decided ‘The bank manager said he would be happy
to ............... ... a picture of the class.’ to borrow the money.’

You always use another verb for what you do with a camera. lfyou borrow something, you receive it. A useful reminder is
that ifyou Borrow something§you can Bring it home with you.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘The bank manager said he would be happy ‘My sister got married with a Chinese man.’
to ..................
the money.’

The opposite ofbarrow means that you give something, so it Il‘you got married with someone,.i’t’would mean that this
Leaves you. person married another person ‘at the same time as you,
eg. cHelen got married with her sister.’ This is possible,
but usually people get married alone.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘My sister got married .................. a ‘Renato is very good in Italian cooking.’
Chinese man.’

Ifa woman is talking about her husband, or a man about his lfyou use in with good, it tells you where a person is good
wife, you use married with a different preposition. (You also (or bad, Clever, ete.),,'/
use the same preposition with engaged and related.) e.g. Ifyou say ‘Naomi is good in Music’, it means
She’s good in the music clam at school.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? PRACTICE

uNIT THREE

Decide whether thefollawing sentences are right or wrong. Ifa

sentence is wrong, correct it.

Madge has been cleaning thirty windows today.

The police have been watching those three. men for two hours.
Tony has been playing the cello for four hours.
Diana has played three piano Sonatas by Beethoven this evening.
After spending three hours working in the garden, Olwyn went
shopping.
After cooking a meal with fish in it, my catjemima likes licking the
plates.
After reading a lot ofEnglish books, my English became much better.

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Before we left, Penny went to pay the hotel room.
\Nhen he comes, can you pay the waiter?
10. Your grandfather’s very old, but he has a beautiful hair.
11. Wanda changes the colour ofher hairs every month.
12. Can you gite me a paper to write Maggie’s telephone number on?
13. [don’t read much in the week, but I often buy a paper on Sunday.
I4. That red skirt really suits your shoes Pat.
‘Renato is very good 15. The new carpet in the living room doesn’t match the walls.
Italian cooking.’ 16. It’s so easy to make pictures with some ofthe newjapanese cameras.
17. Would you like Mark to take a picture ofyou?
18. Jack’sjust going Clown to the library to lend some books.
19. Do you think you could borrow me your bicycle for the afternoon?
20. lcan’t play you my favourite cassette because Ege has borrowed it.
Ifyou want to talk about an activity or subject, 21. Honor got married with two ofher friends.
eg. cooking, swimming, art, tennis, you need a 22. Maria was engaged withJimmy for six months before they got
different preposition.
married.
23. ldidn)t know that Paul was married with Holly. I thought they were
just good friends.
24. Saraita’s class are very good in propositions.
25. Anthony is very clever at inventing new games.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? UNIT FGUR
Complete thefollowing text) using one ofthe words or phrasesyau

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have practised in this unit:

‘I’m so tiredl’ said Mrs Airey, ‘I’ve (make) (1) .................. eleven
phone calls this morning,’ Mrs Airey was busy preparing For her daughter’s
wedding. Her daughter, Sue, was getting married (2) .................. a
Frenchman7 but the wedding was going to be typically English, in a small
Village church.
Mrs Airey had (worry) (3) .................. all morning first about the
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weather. She had heard the weather forecast on the radio and they said it
might rain later. Then she had to go to the hairdresser’s at 11_.00 a.m. to
have her (4) .................. done. After (5) .................. to the
hairdresser’s, she went round to her neighbour’s to (6) .................. an
umbrella, because she’d lost hers the week before. At 12.00 am. she started
to get ready. She put on her new green dress and a pair ofgreen shoes that
(7) .................. it perfectly. She, looked very smart, and everyone
agreed that green (8) .................. her. '

After (put on) (9) .................. her make-up, Mr Airey arrived. He’d
been organizing all the arrangements for getting to the church. ‘Have you
got the money-to (10) .................. the taxis?’ Mrs Airey asked him.
‘Oh no! I forgot!’ he replied. ‘It’s OK, your brother Martin always has
lots ofcash. He’ll (ll) .................. me the money andl can ‘I usually read a magazine while I cut
(12) .................. him back on Monday,‘ my hair.’
“You’re not very good(13) .. .rcmembering things, are
you? Did you phone the restaurant to make sure they’ve got an extra table?’
‘No. I didn’t forget, but I wrote the phone number on (14) ............. .....
paper and I’ve lost it.’
‘Don’t worry’, said Mrs Airey, noticing how tired he looked. ‘I hope
Ifyou cut your hair it means that you do ityourself. Only a
few people cut their own hair, but not while reading a magazine!
you‘ll be able to smile later, or no one will want to (15) .................. a
picture ofyou.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘I usually readamagazine whileI. ‘We played tennis whenit started raining.’

’
my hair

Forjobs that you get other people to do for you, you use the
verb have and the Past Participle of the verb. The object
(in this case ‘my hair’) comes between have and the past participle.
. Ifyou use two verbs in the Simple Past with when) the verb
after when happened first.
1 It does YIOC matter WhCYC when
comes in the sentence,
eg. ‘WhenJane arrived at the party, everybody gave her a present.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘We ..................
tennis when
it started raining.’
‘In case the weather gets cold, we’ll put
ourjumpers on.’
1’
\\

Here you need a continuous tense for the action that
started first.
Ifyou use in case, the verb which comes next is something
which might happen later. The other verb is something you
should do now or [mine what might happen7 as a
preparation or precaution,
eg. ‘You should take somejumpem to England in case the
weather is Cold.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘. the weather gets cold, we’ll ‘After her son was convicted of robbery,
put ourjumpers on.’ Mrs Thomas went to prison to visit him.’

When you are talking about two actions which both might happen Ifyou go to prison, it means that you’re a criminal, and you
have to spend time as a prisoner. lfyou go to hospital) you
later, one after the other, you use the normal word
for conditionals. are ill. Ifyou go to university, you are a student.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘After her son was convicted of robbery, ‘When few friends arrived at Pat’s house,
Mrs Thomas went nu”...
she decided to have a party.’
to visit him.’

Ifyou are visiting or working in one of these places, but not Few means not enough or not mam, so it's often a problem,
receiving the service they give, you need to use an article e.g. ‘Dentists complain that few children clean their teeth
before them. regularly,’ Ifyou havefew problems, that’s not many
problems, so it’s a good thing.
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IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘thn ..................
house,
friends arrived at Pat’s
she decided to have a party.’
‘When Richard got home, the dog was
laying on the sofa.’

To lay (laid/has laid) is always used with an object

You use the wordfew to mean Some or quite 11 [at by
using an article with it. after it,
cg. ‘Can you lay the flowers carefully on the table.’ When you
are talking about birds like chickens, you can use it without
an object, because everybody understands that they are
laying eggs!
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

sWhen Richard got home, the dog ‘Paddy always says the truth.’
.
was on the sofa.’

Here you need the other verb,wh1ch can never have an object ‘
The truth are not the words used here. Paddy is talking about
something that is true, so you use a special expression.
 l5 THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Paddy always ...............-~.’ ‘At last, I will end my speech by

thanking you for your help.’

Because the truth are not the words used, but are part ofa Ifsomething happens at last, it always means you've been
special expression, you use another verb meaning to give waiting for it for along time) longer than you wanted to!
information by speaking or writing’, For example, ‘We waited for forty minutes. At last, the bus Came.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘When James goes on holiday, he asks me

‘.,I will end my
to look for his houseplants.’
speech by thanking you for your help.’
/'
t

Ifyou [ookfar something, it is lost and you try to find it.

Ifyou want to introduce an idea as the last in a list of
ideas, you use another word. This doesn’t always mean that
you’ve been waiting for too long.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Whenjames goes on holiday, he asks me ‘Kirsty sent me a postcard of

to ..................his houseplants.’ MichelangeIO’sDavid,With her
address written/on the backside.’

Here the meaning is ‘0 [MP in good ”Will“! or tO carefor, Backside is a very informal word for your bottom. When English
bur you use 100k With a different PrePOSitiOH- people complain about someone being lazy, they sometimes say,
‘He spends all day sitting on his backside!’
 PRACTICE
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

UNIT FOUR

Say whether thefollowing sentences are right or wrong. Ifa

sentence is wrong, correct it.

Satoko is going to the hairdresser’s this afternoon to cut her hair.

If Gary cuts your hair, he always gives you a drink.
I talked and laughed with the passenger sitting next to me when the
train crashed.
Tony was reading a newspaper when his boss telephoned him.
Takuro wrote a letter when all the lights suddenly went out.
In case my little brother throws his toys at you, shout at him.
Put a swimming Costume in your suitcase in case we go to the Sea.
In case my watch breaks, I’ll take it to be repaired.
Because Uzi is having problems in class, his parents are going to
School next week to talk to the teachers
When you’ve left school, would you like to go to the university?
Tracy’s car broke down, so she caught a bus that was going to the
prison.
12V It’s no problem ifyou’re hungry, Chloe’s got a few sandwiches.
13. Richard brought his guitar on the picnic, so we sang few songs and

‘Kirsty sent me a postcard of had a really good time.

Michelangelo’s David, with her I4. Katherine’s very happy with the car — she’s had a few problems with it.
address written on the ..................’ 15. lfyou lay the towels out on the grass, they’ll dry very quickly.
I6. In summer, the park is full ofpeople laying on the grassw
17. IfLaila keeps saying lies, no one will ever believe her.
18. Yoshi always tries to tell the truth, even il‘it’s difficult.
For the other side ofa card, photograph, etc., you use a word 19. At last, the rain stopped, and we were able to continue with our walk.
which also describes another part of your body. 20. Finally, before I end, I’d like to thank Vicki for all the good things she
did for me.
21. At last, the important thingI haven’t said about prison is that it never
succeeds in stopping crime.
22. They still haven’t found the gorilla that escaped from London Zoo,
The police are looking after it.
23. Could you live in my house and look after the cat while I’m away?
24. I like this photograph ofyou. Can you Sign your name on the backside?
25. I can’t remember where I bought that postcard. Is there any writing
on the back?
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? UNIT FIVE

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Complete thefollowing text, using one ofthe words or phrases you
have practised in this unit:

Phillip Marlowe (sleep) (1) ............. when the telephone (ring)

(2) .................. .‘Hello, is that Phillip Marlowe, private detective”. a
voice asked.
‘I wish it wasn’t,” he replied. ‘But to (3) .................. the truth, it is.’
There were (4) .................. times when he didn’t want offers ofwork,
but this was one ofthem.
‘I wonder il'you can help me. Are you busy at the moment.”
‘I’m (5) ..................
in bed at the moment,’ Marlowe said. ‘In two
hours I’m going to the hairdresser’s to (6) .................. , but for the rest
ofthe year I’m not busy.’
‘Good. Let me introduce myself. I’m Dirk Phillips, and I’m afraid I’ve
got (7) .................. problems.’
‘W’hat are your problems apart from having a name like Dirk?’
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E“loll, 21 friend ofmine who sells unusual pets is away on holiday, and she
asked me to look (8) ..................her collection ofsnakes.
Unfortunately one ofthem has escaped. I think I should find it as soon as
possible (9) .................. it bites someone.’
‘And why are you asking me to help you?” Marlowe asked.
‘Because I’ve tried everyone else. I (call) (10) .................. the police ‘After the doctonexamined Miss Lavender,
when I noticed it was missing, but they wouldn’t be able to find an he suggested going to bed.’
elephant.1’ve tried the 200. I even went (1 l) .................. university to
ask someone in the Zoology department to help. but no luck.
(12) .. .. I decided to try you.’
‘Well. I never went (13) .................. university I left school when I
a

Ifsomeone suggests doing something, it means that the speaker

was five. But you want me to look (14) .................. your snake. How do
is one ofthe people who will do it,
you expect me to find it?’
e.g. ‘I suggest eating outside. We could have a picnic.’ It’s
‘I don’t know. You’re the detective. I’ll send you a photograph ofthe
the same as saying ‘Why don’t we ..................a
snake and I’ll write my address and phone number on the
(15) .................. .Give meacallwhenyou findit. Goodbye.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘After the doctor examined Miss Lavender,

‘That’sjulio.
He’s coming from Colombia.’
he suggested ............u.... to bed.’

Ifyou suggest an idea for other people, but not including Ifyou use come in the continuous form earning, it means
the action of moving from another place to here.
yourself, you useyou/he/they etc, and you don’t use the
.. ing form ofthe Verb. Here you can use the Present Simple,
but you mustn’t put an s on the end of the verb with
he/she/it.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘That’sjulio. He
from
..................
Colombia.’
‘Twelve policlemen are searching the young
boy who went missing yesterday.’

You must use the simple tense to mean that someone was born If someone searches you, or your room, they examine every
in a place. part because they think you are hiding something,
e.g. ‘The customs officer thought I was carrying drugs so he
searched me very Carefully.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Twelve policemen are ..................

the young boy who went missing yesterday.’
‘We usually have a toast at breakfast time.’

A toast is what you have in a formal situation when everyone

Ifyou use much in the same way as look, meaning tn tr} lifts their glasses to wish someone success or good health.
tofind, you need to use the same preposition too. You can have, drink or profiase a toast to someone.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘We usually have ..................

breakfast time.’
at
‘All our six children are in the bed at
the moment.’

What English people eat at breakfast time is If you say the bed, it means that there is only one,
uncountable, so you don’t use an article with it. Ifyou want e.g. ‘We all slept on the floor, and Stan slept in the bed.’
to make it countable you have to use the word piece‘

ab
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘All our six children are

at the moment.’
.................. ‘A man was badly wounded when a car hit
him in the High Street today.’

Because this is an expression meaning that you are asleep or You can be wounded in a fight, or in a war, when someone
haven’t got up, you don’t use the article. attacks you with a knife, a gun, or some other weapon. It
means that it breaks through your skin and makes you bleed.

al m
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘A man was badly

a car hit him in the
..................
when
High Street today.’
‘Bayern Munich won Liverpool in last
night’s football match.’

The word you need here can be used for fighting, but can also Ifyou win something in a competition, it means that it’s
be used to describe the damage to your body in an accident. given to you to take away as a prize,
e.g. ‘Bayern Munich won the European Cup last night’,
‘Pam won a trip to America in the quiz show.’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Bayern Munich Liverpool ‘Edison discovered the record player

in last night’s football match.’ in 1876.’

You can win the 00mpetition, but you. need another. verb for
>
T0 dimer/er means to mi, so y ou can only discover
what you do to the other 17801016 in the competition. something ifit’s already there, e.g. ‘Radium was discovered
by Madame Curie’, ‘Did Christopher Colombus discover Amefica?’
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

‘Edison..................the ‘The policeman was killed by a knife.’

record player in 1876.’

Here someone was the first person to think ufsomething new Ifyou use by with a passive tense (was killed), it is
and make it. followed by the subject of the verb,
e.g. ‘The policeman was killed by a criminal’. You can be killed
‘by a falling tree’, because it’s the tree that kills you, not
someone else using the tree in their hands.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
‘The policeman was killed ..................
aknife.’
A knife isn’t the subject ofthe verb to kill, it’sjust
the thing which someone used. For the thing which was used you
need a different preposition.
‘I nearly forgot to bring the flowers,
but when I saw Belinda she reminded
me of them.’
Ifyou remind someone ofsomething or someone, it usually
means that you have a similar character or appearance, which
makes them think of this thing,
e.g. ‘That man with the moustache really reminds me ofmy
father.’ You can also say something which accidentally reminds
someone of something.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
‘I nearly forgot to bring the flowers,
but when I saw Belinda she reminded
me .........-.. them.’
If you remind someone by telling them not to forget something
or asking them about it, it’s better to use
another preposition.
PRACTICE
UNIT FIVE
Decide whether thefollowing sentences are right or wrong. Ifa
sentence is wrong, correct it.
l. ‘I suggest going by train,’ the travel agent said to Sarah.
2. It was so hot that our teacher suggested having a lesson in the garden.
3. ‘I suggest getting offat the next stop and walking to the station,’ the
bus driver said.
4. Can I introduce you to my friend Huang-Mei. She’s coming from Taiwan.
5. That was Chris telephoning from the railway station. She’s coming up
from London to Visit us.
6. Whenjanis speaks, you can hear that she comes from London.
7. When Ron drove into Germany, the customs men searched for his car.
8. Fran couldn’t remember where she’d parked her car and spent two
hours searching it.
9. When Andrea went to Florence, she spent all day searching for a room.
10. Pam, would you like to have a toast with your coffee?
11. I‘d like to propose a toast tojohn for all the help he’s given me.
12. When Norbert was in hospital he had to stay in the bed all day.
13. It was a single room, so I slept on the floor and she slept in the bed.
14. No one died in the plane crash, but many people were wounded.
15. The police caught the robbers, but two policemen were wounded in
the fighting.
16. The petrol tanker exploded in the street and thirty-five people were
injured.
17. I like playing tennis with Shige, but he often wins me.
18. Keith won a lot ofmoney at the horse races last Saturday.
19. Richard has trained so hard for the race that no one can beat him.
20. It would be really exciting to discover a new planet.
21. I hope you enjoyed the soupJuliet invented the recipe herself!
22. Anja Was hit with a horse that was running away.
23. This lock can only be Opened by a very large key.
24. Ifyou see me tomorrow morning, could you remind me ofthe phone
bill?
25. When I hear this music it reminds me olbeing in Greece.
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IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? ANSWERS

Complete thefollowing text, with one afthe words or phrases you The number in brackets at the end ofthe practice sentences refers

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havepractixed in this unit: to the page where you willfind the grammar explanation.
Chris was telling me about his planned trip to Australia in December and I Unit one
told him that I didn’t know what to do at Christmas. ‘I suggest
.................. 1. Try phoning Michael he might be at home.
‘

(I) skiing,’ he said, and I laughed. I explained that

wheneverI heard anything about skiing it reminded me 2. There were very_f_e_w people‘in the supermarket this morning
(2) .................. a very strange man called Urs, who I met when I was
working in Switzerland. He lived in Switzerland and worked for a company
3.
4.
After the bell rang, the boxers continued hitting each other.
Unfortunately the coffee machine is out oforder/out ofuse.
that made skis, but he actually (3) .................. from Germany. He was 5. Three men robbed a bank in North London yesterday.
6. The ticket inspector came into the compartment and
crazy about skiing, and every year he entered the men’s skiing competition,
but he’d never managed to (4) .................. it. I saw him working in the checked/examined our tickets.
factory one day and he told me that he’d (5) ..................a new type of 7. My landlady is a very good fl.
8. They hoped the firemen would arrive in time.
ski that could go faster than any other. He was going to try using his new
skis in the competition that year and was sure that he could 9. Nick couldn’t reach the hammer, so he asked Bob to throw it to him.
(6) .................. the other skiers easily. 10. Philippa usually goes to work by car. (You can also say ‘in her car’,
Just before the race began, I tried to remind him (7) ..................
the but you usually say this when you want to make it clear that it’s not
change they’d made in the race course, but he wasn’t listening to me. In fact another person’s car she goes in.)
he went the wrong way and he was going so fast that he disappeared off the
side ofthe mountain! He landed’in the forest below and was hit on the head
(8).................. one ofhis slkis that came down after him. We spent a
Practice — 1A
couple of hours (9) .................. the forest, and there were even 1. —
WRONG It’s not a difficult thing to do, so he tried knocking on the
mountain dogs (10) . ... . .. him in the snow. Eventually we found door. (p. 2)
him, unconscious. RIGHT. (p. 2)
Luckily he wasn’t badly (l 1) ..................
and we took him home.
The doctor examined him and said that he should spend a few days
—
WRONG It’s not easy, so they tried to fiflgl it. (p. l)
WRONG They meet each other. (p. 6)
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(12) ..................
bed. I went to Visit him and took him a bottle ofhis
RIGHT. (p. 6)

favourite whisky. He suggested (have) (13) ..................

adrink
.........
RIGHT. (p. 3)
immediately, and soon our glasses were filled (14-) . whisky. WRONG — There were very fe_w policemen there, (p.41)
‘Let’s drink (15) ..................
,’ he said, raising his glass. ‘To next RIGHT. (p. 7)
year’s competition, and an even better type ofski — with brakes!’ WRONG — The lift was out oforder. (p. 8)
RIGHT, (p. 8)
P
1.

11. WRONG The Post Office was robbed. (p. 10)

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12. RIGHT. (p. 10)

13. RIGHT. (p. 11)
14. RIGHT. (p. 12)
15. WRONG
— The customs men check your luggage. (p. 12)
PN9HW.”
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

3. I’m verymin this class.

16. —
WRONG She prefers to be the cook. (p. 14)
RIGHT. (p. 13) 4. jack had to change trains in Birmingham.
17.
5. My mother spilt coffee on my dress, E I had to wear a different one.
I8. WRONG The trains never arrive g time (at the scheduled time).
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(p- 16) 6. Your plants have ma lot since my last visit.

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19. WRONG Vicki didn’t turn the taps ofan time (to prevent the
flood). (p. 16)
7. Parents should bring their children up more strictly.
8. It’s nice to go on holiday and be completely carefree.
9. After two hours, the train arrived a_t the platform.
20. RIGHT. (p. 15)
10. . My uncle Tom died gfipneumonia.
—
21. WRONG IfHarriet wanted to take a photograph, Robert must have
been throwing the doll t_o his little sister. (p. 17)
22. WRONG — Karen threw her tennis racket a_t Keith (because she was Practice 2A
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angry) (13-13)
1. RIGHT. (p. 23)
23. RIGHT — (You shout to someone to get their attention). (p. 18)
2. WRONG—Don’tyou wishIwblue eyes? (p. 24)
—
24. WRONG Sue’s going to come 11y bicycle. (p, 19)
3. WRONG Diana’s friend wishes she would play her music more
m.
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25. WRONG You don’t need to go (p. 20)

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quietly. (p. 23)

4. RIGHT. (p. 24)
Practice — 13 5. —
WRONG Fiona stopped smoking three years ago. (p. 25)
6. RIGHT. (p. 25)
1~ by (P- 20)
2. few (p. 4-)
7. —
WRONG I stopped learning it when I was fifteen. (p. 26)
8. WRONG — Tim left before the film finished because he was lgLed.
3. oforder/ofuse (p. 8) (p. 28)
4. check (p. 12)
5. rob (p. 10)
9. WRONG — I’m very excited about my newjob} because it’s never
boring. (p. 28)
1

—
6. to find (p. 1)
l0. WRONG Because Benedicte did not like the view from the balcony
7. little (p. 3)
Steve asked ifthey could Change m. (p. 30)
8. steal (p. 9)
11. RIGHT. (p. 30)
9. on (p. 15)
12. WRONG The sun shone for five days, fl Katie got very brown.
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10. phoning (p. 2)

11. cooks (p. 14) (p- 32)
13. WRONG The car ran out oi‘petrol> y we had to walk to the hotel.
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12. at (p. 17)

13. each other (p. 6) (pr 32)
in (p. 16) I4. RIGHT. (p. 32)
14.
15. to (p. 18) 15. —
WRONG My dog has grown so much he canjump into the next
garden. (p. 34)
16. RIGHT. (p. 33)
Unit Two
17. RIGHT. (p. 34)
18. WRONG Christine’s children are very well brought-up. They never
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I. I wish you w
taller.
take things without asking. (p. 36)
2. At work today, my boss told me thatl must stop sleeping.
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

19_ RIGHT. (p, 35) 4. My girlfriend has beautifulm. ,

20. WRONG My parents brought me up very well and I went to a very

— 5- The teacher gave us a piece ofpapcr/paper/some paper to write our
good SChool. (p, 36) compositions on.
21. WRONG — Miles would like to be young and carefree again. (p. 38) 6 That dress ME you perfectly.
22. RIGHT. (p. 37) ‘ 7. During the last lesson, Annie decided to gt; a picture ofthe class.
23. WRONG — There were hundreds ofpeople waiting flthe platform 8 The bank manager said he would be happy tol_en_d the money,
when the train arrived. (p. 39) 9. My sister got married £9 a Chinese man.
24. WRONG — The Prime Minister died o_fa heart attack. (p. 42) 10- Renato is very good a_t Italian cooking.
25. RIGHT. (p. 42)
Practice — 3A
Practice -213 I. WRONG — Madge has cleaned thirty windows today. (p. 45)
1_ so (13. 32) 2. RIGHT. (p. 45)
2. on (p. 39) 3‘ RIGHT' (p. 45)
3. trains (p. 30) 4- RIGHT (1146)
4. would come (p. 23) 5' RIGHT- (P- 47)
5. at (p, 40) 6- WRONG - After I cook a meal with fish in it, my catjemima likes
6. shouting (p. 26) licking the plates. (P- 47)
7- hitting (P~ 26) ‘, 7. —
WRONG After I read/I had read a lot of English books, my English

8. bring them up (p. 36) \\ became much better. (p. 47)

9. of(p. 4,2) 8. WRONG Before we left, Penny went to pay for the hotel room.
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10. grown up (p. 33) . (P. 49)

11. was/were (p. 24) 9- RIGHT. (P- 49)
12. to let (P- 25) 10. —
WRONG Your grandfather’s very old, but he has beautifulhafi.
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13. so that (p. 31) (p- 52)

14_ bored (P- 23) 11. WRONG—Wanda changes the colour ofhermilevcry month.
15. carefree (p. 38) (p. 52)
12. WRONG Can you give me a piece ofpaper/some paper to write
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Unit Three
13.
Maggie’s telephone number
RIGHT. (p.53)
W—
1. I have smoked thirty cigarettes today. 14. WRONG — That red skirt really matches your shoes Pat. (p. 55)
2. After I put/I’d put on my new dress, my husband told me that the taxi 15’ RIGHT. (p. 55)
had arrived. 16. WRONG It is so easy tofl pictures with some of the newjapanese
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(It’s not necessary to use the Past Perfect (I’d put) with ‘after’, cameras. (P~ 53)
because this word makes it clear that one past action happened before 17. RIGHT. (p.58)
the next one.) , 18. WRONG 7Jack isjust going down to the library to borrow some
3. We drove back to the car hire company and M the car. books. (p- 59)
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

19. WRONG — Do you think you could le_ng me your bicycle for the 6. When Richard got home, the dog was Lying on the sofa.
afternoon? (p. 60) (The verb is to lie/lay/has lain. To lie can also be a regular verb
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20. RIGHT. (p. 59) lied/has lied, meaning ‘to not tell the truth’.)
21. RIGHT. (p.61) 7. Paddy always tells the truth.
22. WRONG— Maria was engaged t_ojimmy for six months before they 8. Finally, I will end my speech by thanking you for your help.
got married. (p. 62) 9. Whenjamcs goes on holiday, he asks me to look after his houseplants.
23. WRONG 71 didn’t know that Paul was married to Holly. I thought 10. Kirsty sent me a postcard ofMichelangelo’s David, with her address
they werejust good friends. (p. 62) written on the b_ac_k.
24. WRONG — Saraita’s class are very good a_tprepositions. (p. 64)
25. RIGHT. (p.64)
Practice
— 4A

Practice — 33 1. WRONG Satoko is going to the hairdresser‘s this afternoon to hm

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her hair cut. (p. 68)

1. made (p. 46) 2. RIGHT. (p. 67)
2. to (p. 62)
3. WRONG — I was talking and laughing with the passenger next to me
3. been worrying (p. 45)
when the train crashed. (p. 70)
4. hair (p. 52) 4. RIGHT. (p. 70)
5. going/having been (p. 47)
5. WRONG — Takuro was writing a letter when all the lights suddenly
6. borrow (p. 59)
went out. (p. 70)
7. matched (p. 55)
6. WRONG —_I_fmy little brother throws his toys at you, shout at him.
8. suited (p. 56) (in. 72>
9. she put on/she‘d put on (p. 48)
7. RIGHT. (p. 71)
10. pay for (p. 50)
8. WRONG Ifmy watch breaks, I’ll take it to be repaired. (p. 72)
7

11.
12.
lend (p. 60)
pay (p. 49)
9.
—
WRONG Because Uzi is having problems in class his parents are
going to the school next week to talk to the teachers. (p. 74)
13. at (p. 64)
10. WRONG — When you’ve left school, would you like to go to
14. a piece of(p. 54)
university? (p. 73)
15. take (p. 58) 11. RIGHT. (p. 74)
12. RIGHT. (p. 76)
Unit Four,
13. WRONG Richard brought his guitar on the picnic, so we sanggje_w
7

1. I usually read a magazine while I have my hairc_ut. songs and had a really good time. (p. 76)
14. WRONG Katherine’s very happy with the car she’s had Lew
7 7

2. We were playing tennis when it started raining.

3. _I_fthe weather gets cold, we’ll put ourjumpers on. problems with it. (p. 75)
15. RIGHT. (p. 77)
4. After her son was convicted ofrobbery, Mrs Thomas went to the
16. WRONG In summer, the park is full ofpeople 123on the grass.
7

prison to visit him.

When a few friends arrived at Pat’s house, she decided to have a party. (P- 73)
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 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

I7. WRONG — IfLaila keeps telling lies, no one will ever believe her. 2. That’sjulio. He comes from Colombia. >

(p. 80) 3. Twelve policemen are searching for the boy who went missing
18. RIGHT. (p. 80) yesterday.
19. RIGHT. (p. 81) 4. We usually have toast/a piece nftoast at breakfast time.
20. RIGHT. (p. 82) 5. All our six children areilifll at the moment.
2]. WRONG — Finally, the important thing I haven’t said about prison is 6. A man was badly injured when a car hit him in the High Street today.
that it never succeeds in stopping crime. (p. 82) 7. Bayern MuniCh be_a_t Liverpool in last night’s football match,
22. WRONG — They still haven’t found the gorilla that escaped from 8. Edison invented the record player in 1876.
London Zoo. The police are lookingm it. (p. 83) 9. The policeman was killed @112. knife.
23. RIGHT. (p. 84) 10. I nearly forgot to bring the flowers, but when I saw Belinda she
24. WRONG I like this photograph ofyou. Can you sign your name on reminded mewthem.
A

the back? (p. 86)

25‘ RIGHT" (p. 86) Practice — 5A

1. WRONG - ‘I suggest you go by train,’ the travel agent said to Sarah.
Practice — 4B (in. 90)

I. was sleeping (p. 70) 2. RIGHT. (p 89)

2. rang (p. 70)
3. tell (p. 80) ,
. 3.
—
WRONG ‘I suggest you get offat the next stop and wa_lk to the
station,’ the bus driver said. (p. 90)
4. few (p. 75) l 4. , WRONG ~ Can I introduce you to my friend Huang-Mei. She comes
5. lying (p. 78) from Taiwan. (p. 92)
‘

6. have my hair cut (p. 68) 5. RIGHT. (p. 91)

7. a few (p. 76) 6. RIGHT. (p. 92)
8. after (p. 84) 7. WRONG — When Ron drove into Germany, the customs men searched
9. in case(p. 71) his car. (p.93)
10. called (p. 69)
11. to the (p. 74)
8.
—
WRONG Fran couldn’t remember where she’d parked her car and
spent two hours searching for it. (p. 94)
12. Finally (p. 82) 9. RIGHT. (p. 94)
13. to (p. 73) 10. WRONG Pam, would you
a

like to have toast/a piece oftoast with

14. for (p. 83) your coffee? ([3. 96)
15. back (1). 86) 11. RIGHT. (p. 95)
I2. —
WRONG When Norbert was in hospital he had to stay in bed all
Unit Five day. (p. 98)
13. RIGHT. (p.97)
1. After the doctor examined Miss Lavender, he suggested she 52m bed. 14_ _
WRONG No one died in the plane Crash, but many people were
(It is possible to say ‘he suggested she went/should go to bed’, but injured. (p. 100)
some people say that this is not correct English!)
 IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

15. RIGHT. (p.99)

16. RIGHT. (p. 100)
17. WRONG—I like playing tennis with Shige, but he often lac—Ms me.
(p1 102)
18. RIGHT. (p. 101)
19. RIGHT. (p. 102)
20. RIGHT. (p. 104)
21. RIGHT. (p. 103)
22. WRONG Anja was hit by a horse that was running away. (p. 105)
r

23.
(p. 106)
—
WRONG This lock can—«J-nly be opened m a very large key.

24. WRONG — Ifyou see me tomorrow morning, could you remind me

abJLt the phone bill? (p. 108)
25. RIGHT. (p. 107)

Practice — SB
you go (p. 90)
of(p. 107)
came (p. 92)
win (p. 102)
invented (p. 103)
beat (p. 102)
about (p. 108)
by (p. 105)
searching (p. 93)
searching for (p. 94-)

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12.
injured (13. 100)
in (p. 98)
NH

13. having (p. 89)

14. with (p. 106)
15. a toast ([2. 95)
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